EU encourages members to improve export of cultural and creative industries to Japan, as this is still under-explored economical and cultural opportunity. Likewise, Japanese audience is open for Lithuanian design and art due to expressive, unconventional creativity, use of natural materials and respect for traditions, bringing modern twist for today.

Project aims to:

Enable Lithuanian cultural and creative industries professionals for their product and art realization in Japan;

Expand the image of Lithuanian creative product in East Asian countries;

Establish a network for future creative business cooperation.

Creative Lithuania 2019 will take part in DesignArt 2019 in Tokyo.

Creative Lithuania started in 2017. Project is subsidized by Arts Council Tokyo, Lithuanian Council of Culture and the Ministry of Culture of Lithuania. In partnership with the Embassy of Lithuania in Japan, the Embassy of Sweden in Japan, DesignArt.